The Civil Rights Movement Flashcards
Which court case led to the Supreme Court stating it would end segregated education in 1954
Brown versus Topeka
Even after the Topeka versus Brown ruling how many states continue to have no segregated schools
6
In 1957, which town used soldiers to prevent black students go to school
Little Rock
In what year did Rosa Parks refuse to move to the back of the bus?
1955
What organization supported Parks to help organizing a bus boycott
NAACP
How long did the bus boycott last before the Supreme Court claimed segregation on buses was illegal
Almost a year
What was Eisenhower’s act in 1957 which made discrimination illegal?
Civil rights act
What was it called when blacks and whites traveled around America and sat next to each other in white
Freedom rides
What is it called when black and whites went to segregated cafés and restaurants and refuse to leave
Sit ins
When was Martin Luther King’s I have a dream speech
August 1963 - 200,000 people attend
What did the 1964 civil rights act achieve?
It outlawed discrimination in the United States based on race,colour, religion, sex, and national origin
What year was Martin Luther King assassinated
1968
What did the 1968 civil rights act achieve?
Also known as the fair housing act, it banned discrimination in housing
Which movement use the gesture of a raised black gloved fist
The black power movement
What organization argued for separatism (keeping races apart)
The nation of Islam (best known was Malcolm X)
